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ALTA Certification Academic Language Therapy

Subject : certifications
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Vowel - consonant - e syllable






2. The ancient Britons (Celts) conquered by Caesar in 54 c.e. - Celtic and Latin languages co-exist - Teutonic tribes (Jutes - Angles and Saxons invade) - Anglo-Saxon layer of language






3. The knowledge of the various sounds in the English language and their correspondence to the letter or letters that represent those sounds.






4. Involve at least two people. It includes the ability to maintain eye contact - understand body language of others - take turns in a conversation - stick to the subject - and use oral language appropriate for the situation.






5. 1925 - Coined the term "strephosymbolia" which means twisted symbols; Pathologist - neurologist and psychitrist in the US - studied with Dr. Alzheimer in Germany - work influenced by James Hinshelwood






6. Understanding of the internal linguistic structure of words






7. Normalized standard scores with a range of 1 to 9. They are status score within a particulur norm group.






8. The ability to translate print to speech with rapidity and automaticity that allows the reader to focus on meaning.






9. A score that combines several scores according to a specified formula.






10. Proceeds from the whole to the part - suggests that processing of a text begins in the mind of the readers. Meaning is brought to print not derived from print.






11. Participate in classroom discussions - make speeches/presentations - use tape records during lectures - read text out loud - create musical jingles - create mnemonics to aid memorization - discuss ideas verbally






12. Making sense of what we read. Comprehension is dependent on good word recognition - fluency - vocabulary - worldly knowledge - and language ability.






13. Screening test. Elementary age only. Asks test taker to name the letters of the alphabet






14. Anglo-Saxon - Latin - Greek






15. Individual Educational Plan






16. r-controlled syllable






17. Statistical measure of the degree of dispersion in distribution of scores. Measures spread of a set of data around mean of the data. The more widely the values are spread out - the larger the standard deviation.






18. The curved diacritical mark above a vowel in a sound picture or phonic/dictionary symbol notation that indicates a short sound in a closed syllable in which at least one consonant comes after the vowel in the same syllable.






19. Closed syllable - open syllable - vowel- consonant-e - r controlled syllable - vowel team - final stable syllable






20. Multisensory Structured Language Education






21. Study of how morphemes are combined into words - must include study of base words - roots - and affixes






22. Multiple Viewpoints - Analyze text critically - understand multiple point of view

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23. State Law. Requires testing - Requires that students enrolled in public schools be tested for dyslexia. - Requires treatment (teaching)






24. Children may be physical and socially immature - may be awkward in social situations - may have difficulty reading social cues - may have trouble finding the right words - stammering. - may feel anxious in school






25. MSLE instruction requires that organization on material follow the logical order of the language. Sequence must begin with the easiest and progress to more difficult material. Each step must be based on prior knowledge.






26. 1904 - reported 2 cases of "congenital word blindness" - called for schools to establish procedures for screening as well as appropriate teaching of those that were identified with congenital word-blindness






27. The curved line placed beneath c to indicate its "soft" or (s) pronunciation - as opposed to its hard or (k) pronunciation. Students use the coding on c before the letters e - i - or y (the softeners) - to remind themselves to pronounced the (s) soun






28. Confirmation and Fluency - Decoding skills - Fluency - additional strategies

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29. State Board of Education Rule - District Board of Trustees must make sure dyslexia procedures are given to the district. - District must use SBOE approved strategies for screening and treating dyslexia






30. Three adjacent letters which represent one speech sound (tch)






31. An ability test is designed to measure either your general intelligence or your mental aptitude in a particular area. For example






32. A base word or meaningful unit in there terminology of structural linguistics.






33. Whole language - Drop Everythng and read - evaluation through miscues - founds of whole language






34. Are standardized and measure your progress and achievements as a student.






35. To adjacent letters representing a single vowel sound






36. Behaving without thinking about possible consequences. May act or speak without first thinking about how their behavior might make other people react of feel






37. Individuals with a Disabilities Act






38. Is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the






39. A group of several test standardized on the same sample population so that results on the several tests are comparable. Example : School achievement tests






40. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder






41. A word that is immediately recognized as a whole and does not require decoding to identify. A sight word may or may not be phonetically regular.






42. A significant unit of visual shape. We use the visual shape as to cover not only writing - but also any other shape perceived by the eye which is a visible representation of a unit of speech. A single graphic letter or letter cluster which represents






43. Is a type of test - assessment - or evaluation which yields an estimate of the position of the tested individual in a predefined population - with respect to the trait being measured. This estimate is derived from the analysis of test scores and poss






44. Paired association between letters and letter sounds; an approach to teaching of reading and spelling that emphasizes sound-symbol relationships - especially in early instruction.






45. An affix attached to the beginning of a word that changes the meaning of that word.






46. Feeling through fingertips






47. A type of test score that is calculated based on the age that an average person earns a given score within the tested population.






48. Two adjacent letters repressing a single consonant sound






49. A word made from a base word by the addition of one or more affixes






50. Four adjacent letters representing one sound (eigh)